The pumpkin is the shape
The filling is peanut butter, butter, sugar and vanilla. It contains no pumpkin, so do not add puree to make the name more literal; that would change the dough and its handling. Use both chilling stages before dipping so the soft filling has time to become a manageable ball. Divide all sixteen portions before rolling.
Melt the orange coating according to its own directions and support each ball with a fork. Let excess drip away, then add the pretzel stem while the coating can hold it. Keep the finished truffles refrigerated as written, with the short stand before serving. Include the peanut-containing filling in any ingredient note; an orange coating is not enough information for a guest to identify it.
